Lent Message of the Holy Father Francis for 2023
Message of the Holy Father Lenten Penance and the Synodal Journey Dear brothers and sisters! The Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke all recount the episode of the Transfiguration of Jesus. There we see the Lord’s response to the failure of his disciples to understand him. Shortly before, there had …
Saints of the Eucharist: St Maria Josefa
Kiddie Carolina Cakes Servings: 12 | Prep Time: 5 min | Cook Time: 15 min | Total Time: 20 min St. Maria Josefa was born in Bilbao, Spain, where an iconic dessert known as a Carolina Cake first appeared about the time of St. Maria’s death. Featuring a puff pastry …
Where do Ash Wednesday ashes come from?
by Mary Farrow Washington D.C., Feb 27, 2022 / 03:03 am “Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return.” Or, “Repent and believe in the Gospel.” On Ash Wednesday, millions of Catholics throughout the English-speaking world will hear one of these two blessings as a priest applies ashes …
BREAKING: Housekeeper’s husband arrested in murder case of Bishop David O’Connell
By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Feb 20, 2023 / 18:53 pm A suspect has been arrested and now publicly identified in the murder case of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, who was shot and killed in his home on Saturday. In a press conference Monday, Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) …
Pipe bomb found behind Catholic church in Philadelphia
By Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., Feb 20, 2023 / 16:20 pm An 18-inch pipe bomb was found behind a Catholic church in Philadelphia and removed by the police department’s bomb squad. According to a police report, a passerby found the pipe bomb behind St. Dominic Catholic Church in the Holmesburg neighborhood …
New York Archdiocese to close 12 Catholic schools
By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Feb 17, 2023 / 13:15 pm The Archdiocese of New York announced Wednesday that 12 of its schools will close at the end of the 2022-2023 school year, citing “detrimental” financial instability “due to shifting demographics and lower enrollment made worse by the pandemic.” “It is …
Original Shame Part 2
Note: This article is part of an ongoing series on Pope St. John Paul II’s “Theology of the Body.” As described in my previous article, Pope St. John Paul II regarded the emergence of shame in the wake of the original sin committed by our first parents as a “boundary …
Brandell Brings Faith Book to Life
Rick Brandell, a member of St. Maximilian Kolbe parish in Liberty Township, was inspired to write a children’s book about faith while praying the Rosary one day. He mulled over that seed of inspiration for six months before deciding it was time to act. “The idea was that I should …
UPDATE: Murder investigation underway in shooting death of LA Auxiliary Bishop O’Connell
By Shannon Mullen, Courtney Mares Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 19, 2023 / 13:47 pm The shooting death of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell Saturday is being investigated as a homicide, authorities have confirmed. “This incident is being handled as a murder investigation,” the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) said …
LA Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell shot and killed
By Shannon Mullen, Courtney Mares Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 18, 2023 / 23:08 pm Los Angeles Auxilary Bishop David O’Connell, a popular priest in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles for many years known for his work ministering to immigrants, the poor, and victims of gun violence in South LA, was shot and …
